Broom holder



June 2, 1925. 1,540,291 w. P. SESSIONS BROQM HOLDER Filed April 1o, m24

Patented June 2, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

- Bacon HOLDER.

j Application inea .api-i1 1o, 1924. serial No. 705,578.

To all whom, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, l/VENDELL P. SEssroNs, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Forest Dale, in the count-y of Rutland and State ot Vermont, have invented `certain new and usetul improvements in Broom.

that the broom straws willfnot strike the floor and be bent, andthe object ofthe invention is to provide a device oft this character which is adapted to be attached to the wall and project out therefrom, which is very simple, may be cheaply made, and which will edectiv'ely engage the broom handle so as to prevent the accidental dropping of the broom toward the floor.

A further object is to provide a device of this character from which the broom may be readily disengaged whenever desired.

My invention is illustrated in the accomp'anying drawings, wherein i i i Figure 1 is a perspective fview of a broom holder constructed in accordance with my invention; v

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the broom holder showing the device' in applied position and showing in dotted lines the position of the latch when the latch is raised and rendered inoperative f by lifting the broom;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the holder,y

the broom being in section;

Figure 4 isa perspective view of the latch.

Referring to these drawings, it will be seen that the body of the broom ho-lder com sists ot an angular plate, the plate being bent at right angles to provide a base and l downwardly beveled, as at 141,- on its underv side. l

Coacting with the bracket 11 is a broom handle clamping member compri-sing a plate 15, this plate having at one end a depressed shank 16 narrower than the plate, this shank being angularly bent to form a lip 17, this lip being slightly inclined downwardlykand adapted to seat against the under face of the plate 11 it the shank be raised. rlhe portion has a length such that the concavely curved edge 18 will normally be disposed outward of the inner edge ot the `circularopening 12, as illustrated in Figure 2.- The material at the end of the plate at this concave edge is upwardly and inwardly bent to lormv a slightly returned flange which will not bite into or mar the broom handle.

Disposed back of the shank 16 and eX- tending through4 thebase 10 is an adjusting screw 19 havinga. relatively large head ZO and nicked so that yit may be turned yby means of a screw driver, knife blade or the like. This screw, as before stated, has a relatively wide lhead 20 against which the back of the shank 16 rests or bears. Screws 21 pass through` the base plate and engage in the wall or other surface upon which the support is mounted. i

In use, this device `is mounted about six feet from the lioor, the upper end of the broom handle is thrust upwardly through the opening 12, and then the broom is let down a little, It the clamp 15 does not en ygage the broom handle, then the adjusting screw is moved either outor inuntil the tongue or clamping plate -15 moves down slightly under the yweight of the" broom and yet bears against the adjusting screw which prevents any further downward -movement of the tongue or clamping Vmember 15 while supporting the broom handle. 7hen the adjusting screw is properly adjusted, the tongue will hold the handle, and the greater the tendency to movedownward, the more tightly the broom handle will be clamped. In order to remove the Vbroom the handle is raised an inch or so, then lowered until it comes out, pushing slightly toward the'back of the opening, as this keeps'the tongue or clamping plate from coming 'down in its clamping position, 'as showin in dotted lines in Figure VAttention is called to the fact thatV the opening 12 for the handle is somewhat eggshaped or ovoid so that when the tongue or clamping plate 15 is in clamping position,

Vthe handle of the broom will be engaged at two vpoints on the front wall ci the opening 12 and one point at the rear on the tongue. It will also be noted that the adjusting screw 2O holds the shank of the clamping member from coming out of the slot 13, as unless the adjusting screw 2O isturned completely in, the shank cannot be forced back far enough so as to permit'the langular end 17 to escape yi'i-oinvits engage-l ment with the beveled seat 14. lVitli 'the' screw turned completely in, then it is possi,-`

ble to disengage` the clamping member from the member 11. c

The object of making the plate 11 with the: bevelI 14 .is to make the pl'al'ethin at its rear end so that whentheshank comes up on inserting a brooinliaiidle, it can come up close and the part 17 will strike against the under side' of the plate 11, preventingthe plate 15 from going* up too` high and perhaps not coming down. This angular end 1'? will also prevent the plate 15 and the shank thereof from being thrown out of the opening through which theshank passes when inserting a broom quickly.

I claim l. A broom holder of the character ide-A scribed coniprising a plate angular in torni to provide a base andan outstai'iding portion, the outstanding' portion having an opening to receive the handle ot the broom and back of said opening being formed with a transverse slot,.a clamping member dise posedabove the plate and approximately parallel thereto and having 'a depressed shanky at its rear end formed wi-'tlia lip, the shank being adapted to extend through sa-id slot and lip to engage on the forward wall of the slot., and means Jfor adjustably limiting the rearward kmovement ot' the clamping inem# ber.v v

2. A broom holder Vof the character described comprising a plate angular in iforin to provide a base and an outstanding por-v tion, the outstanding portion having an openingto receive the handle oi vthe broom and .backof said opening being formed with. a transverse slot, a clamping member dis.Y posed above the plate and approximately.

tion, the outstandingA portion having an opening to rece-ivethe handle yot-.the broom andI back of said opening being;formed-with a transverse slot, a clamping` member-dis posed above the plate approximately para-llel thereto and having a depressed shank atits rear end formed with `a lip, the shank being adaptedv to. extendthroughsaid slot and the lip to engage on the forward wall of the slot, and means for adjustably limiting the rearward movement of the clamping member in said slot. Y

4i. A broom holder of the character described compris-ing a plate angular in toi-in to provide a base and an outstanding poi'- tion, the outstanding portion having an ovoi-daelr opening theretln'o-ugh and being formed with a:v transversely extending slot rearward'of this opening, a clamping niember extending"approximately,parallel to the supporting plate and having a depressed sha-nk at its rear end inserted through said slot, the upper end of they shanky being angularly bent to `fit against the forward wall ot the slot and have'roeking enga-gement thereupon, the forward endr ot the clamping member beingconcavely curved to appi'oxr mately fit a broom, and means mounted uponthe pla-te forl adjustably limitingthe rearward movement ot the clamping member.

5.- A device of the character described con'iprisinga plate angular inform to provide: a base and an outstzuiding portion, the outstanding portion-being formed with an ovoidal opening and the base rearward ot sal-id opening `having ai transversely extendingrelatively wide` slot, ther forward wallv of whichV is downwardly andl forwardly beveled, an, adjusting lscrew having a relatively large headdisposed through the base, and a clamping member compris-ing a plate disposed approximately parallel to the outa standing portion, tl'ierear end of this clam-p.- ing'inember having a depressed shank and being angularly bent at itsupper ende to engage on said( inclined seat, the shank bearing at its rear end againstithe head ot the adjustable screw, theioiwardl end ort the clamping member being concavely curved andianged. f l

6. A broom holder yot the character describedcoinprising asupporting f-ran'ie having an opening for `the broom handle, the

frame having anV opening-` rear-wardl ot said broom handle opening',aclamping ineinl'ier mounted upon the ur-pper face of said traine and extending beyond theY inner wall of said broom handle opening,andhaving a portion extending downward through the second named open-ing, andan adjustable stopl l'ini.- iting the rearward movement of the clamping'j member in said second .na-medi opening and away from*r the forward? wall ot thebroonrhandle opening.4 Y

hn testimony whereof I hereunto aillxmy signature. y

VENDELL I. SESSIONS.' 

